The Shijūshida Dam ( 四十四田ダム , Shijūshida damu ) is a dam on the Kitakami River , located in Morioka , Iwate Prefecture on the island of Honshū , Japan .
7-664: Shijūshida Dam is the fourth in a series of five multipurpose dams built directly on the main stream of the Kitakami River, starting with the Tase Dam in 1941. The project was launched by the Economic Stabilization Bureau in 1947 following Typhoon Kathleen in September 1947 (which killed 1547 people). The need for a dam primarily for flood control was emphasized by Typhoon Ione in September of
14-786: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tase Dam Tase Dam ( 田瀬ダム , Tase-damu ) is a multipurpose dam located on the Sarugaishi River in the former town of Tōwa which is now a part of the city of Hanamaki in Iwate Prefecture , in the Tohoku region of northern Japan . Completed in 1954, it is managed by the Tohoku Regional Development Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport . Located on
21-567: The Sarugaishi River , a branch of the Kitakami River , it is the first of the dams completed as part of the Kitakami Area Comprehensive Development Plan (KVA). The dam creates Lake Tase ( 田瀬湖 , Tase-ko ) , a popular sightseeing spot. The lower reaches of the Kitakami River are subject to flooding, especially near its dual mouths at the city of Ichinoseki, Iwate , and plans to increase
28-476: The following year, which killed an additional 1956 people. The dam was first completed by the Kajima Corporation in 1968. The Shijūshida Dam was designed as a concrete gravity arch dam; however, since the rocks on both banks were weak, the dam was completed as a hybrid design with earthen dams on the sides and a concrete gravity dam in the center. The project was complicated by the extreme acidity of
35-504: The river width were impractical due to urbanisation of the area. The Home Ministry , together with Tokyo Imperial University drafted a flood control plan in 1926, which was upgraded in 1938 when implementation began. The plan called for the construction of five large dams on the main stream of the Kitakami River and its major branches. Work on the Tase Dam began in 1941 However, despite the forced relocation of local inhabitants due to
42-463: The urgent need for hydroelectric power generated by the Tase Dam for the war effort, material and labor shortages during World War II delayed the completion of the dam. Although work resumed immediately after the end of the war; however, typhoons in 1947 and 1948 created severe damage. Under the 1950 National Land Planning Act promulgated by the Yoshida administration , work on the Tase Dam came under
49-523: The water (reaching pH of 4.0) due to runoff from the Matsuo mine upstream. This acidity resulted in the use of special concrete and alloy materials. Generators for the associated hydroelectric power plant produce 15,100 KW of electricity. This article about a dam or floodgate in Tōhoku region of Honshu, Japan is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Iwate Prefecture location article
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